California's New Law: Turning Parking Lots into Affordable Housing 　　Introduction　　In an effort to combat the ongoing homeless crisis, California has enacted a new law that allows religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to convert their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing. 　　The Law's Provisions　　The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, rezones land owned by religious institutions and nonprofit colleges...

　　Former Citibank Analyst's Unfair Dismissal Claim Rejected 　　Employee Lied About Food Expenses　　A former Citibank analyst, Szabolcs Fekete, has lost his claim of unfair dismissal after a tribunal discovered he had lied about buying food for his partner and charging it to his employer. 　　Fekete, who was a senior analyst, claimed he had been both wrongfully and unfairly dismissed by Citibank....

The growth in revenues largely came from its existing merchants and payment processing stack Wibmo, as new merchant signups continued to be paused for the Indian entity after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order.

Six persons, including a 47-year-old woman, were injured in the incident. All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital. They are being treated at the Out-patient Department (OPD) of the hospital and their condition is stable.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, with the index remaining in the “Neutral” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite recording their worst day since 2022. Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) shares fell 5% on Wednesday despite the company reporting upbeat...

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Honeywell International Inc ( HON ). to report quarterly earnings at $2.42 per share on revenue of $9.41 billion before the opening bell. Honeywell ( HON ) shares gained 0.5% to $214.80 in after-hours...

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields fell for a third day on Thursday as investors piled into shorter-dated bonds in anticipation of imminent Federal Reserve rate cuts, while a global sell-off in tech stocks and other risk assets fanned a push into safe-haven assets. The gap between two-year and 10-year Treasury yields hit its narrowest since October 2023...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures up: Dow 0.27%, S&P 500 0.08%, Nasdaq 0.03% July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. index futures were muted on Thursday, a day after a crushing selloff in megacap tech stocks steered the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to their biggest...

10:37 AM EDT, 04/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts started the week on a positive note and were trending higher Monday morning, rising 0.5% to 1,873.2 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile ( CMCM ) and video-sharing site...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Adobe on Monday said it is in the early stages of allowing the use of third-party generative artificial intelligence tools from OpenAI and others inside of its widely used video editing software. Adobe's Premiere Pro app is widely used in the television and film industries. The San Jose, California company is planning this year to add...

10:05 AM EDT, 04/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- 3D Systems ( DDD ) said Monday it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its 3D-printed cranial implant. The VSP PEEK Cranial Implant includes a 3D modeling software, Evonik's polyetheretherketone or PEEK and a pre-defined production process, the company said. ...

18 analysts have expressed a variety of opinions on Confluent over the past quarter, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish. The table below offers a condensed view of their recent ratings, showcasing the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, is set to be tabled in Parliament on August 3. The bill seeks to establish a robust framework for the protection of personal data in the digital realm.

The Delhi CMO WhatsApp channel went live earlier this week and has garnered over 51,000 followers so far.

Congress Lok Sabha, MP and member of the IT committee Karti Chidambaram has written the letter to the chairman of the committee for IT, requesting for Apple to be summoned before the panel after the allegations of several members of Parliament.

The fact check unit will comprise a monitoring committee and fact check analysis team along with the appointment of nodal officers. 

Fast fashion retailer H&M is all set to sell second-hand clothes at its Regent Street flagship store in UK from October — offering items that are 'ready to be loved again.' Zara also recently launched its online second-hand service in France, having trialled it in Britain since November last year. But are these 'green initiatives' for real, or just some more greenwashing? CNBC TV18 gives a macro view.

For the last several years, Starbucks has been testing different kinds of plastics. In 2019, the company went to a straw less lid, eliminating a good amount of plastic. By the end of 2023, the goal is to reduce by 15 percent the amount of material in each cup.

Aulerth's offerings range from ₹5,000 to as high as ₹2.8 lakh. Are women willing to spend this much on jewellery made from scrap? Founder and CEO Vivek Ramabhadran definitely believes so. Aulerth produces couture-inspired pieces in association with designers like JJ Valaya, Suneet Varma, among others. It has reported 33% repeat customers in the past year and expects a spike to 40% soon.

Punit Renjen, CEO Emeritus of Deloitte Global and the incoming Chairman of SAP, believes that India can lead the conversation around climate, which according to him is the top concern of the youth.

El Salvador and Iceland are hotspots to watch out for as world wakes up to power of cutting-edge geothermal.

The Discovery Fund aims to identify and empower entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to leverage the potential of cryptocurrencies to address real-world problems.

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.

Shark Tank star and Canadian millionaire Kevin O’Leary, who has always been bullish on Bitcoin, expressed how the adoption of green energy by mining companies could reduce fossil fuel usage and trigger a wider acceptance of sustainable energy